The ever-growing popularity of durian in China has led food manufacturers to experiment with the ‘king of fruits’ as an ingredient for a slew of food products.
China’s DRex Food Group Co. Ltd. has signed an agreement to invest US$400m in dairy farms and a milk processing plant in the Vitebsk region of Belarus, near the border with Russia.
Bits x Bites, China’s first food tech accelerator and venture capitalist, unveiled five new food start-ups it is investing in, in the second cohort of its accelerator programme.
European confectionery association Caobisco fears rules of origin on sugar may harm its export competitiveness to Japan despite improved market access through a new trade deal.
A research project designed to track beef from the paddock to the plate and protect Australia’s reputation for quality production has been launched in Queensland.
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organisers will serve visiting officials food from Fukushima and other areas hit by 2011’s tsunami to show that the produce is safe.
One of the world’s leading premium orange growing regions has been formally granted pest-free status by the Chinese government, raising hopes for the continued growth of South Australian citrus exports to Asia.
China Huishan Dairy Holdings, once touted as China’s largest integrated dairy firm, has informed its lawyers to prepare it for provisional liquidation.
Domestic organic and export sales are continuing to rise in Australia but there are still considerable opportunities for the industry to accelerate its growth.
Three amino acids — the key components in traditional Japanese broth (dashi) — promote gastric emptying in healthy adults, and could therefore be beneficial to people with functional dyspepsia.
Most Australians do not know the safe cooking temperatures for foods such as hamburgers, sausages and poultry, according to a Food Safety Information Council (FSIC) survey.
Overweight or obese individuals are prone to consume more salt, have reduced salt sensitivity and a higher preference for salty foods, according to a new study.
Cheaper production costs and higher quality products have led foreign companies to dominate most Chinese dairy markets, but high margins and booming demand have put local firms in pole position in the yoghurt market.
China-owned pork giant Smithfield Foods will sell its products on China’s second-biggest e-commerce portal in a three-way deal with Henan Shuanghui Investment and Development.
China’s UHT milk imports have increased almost six-fold in the last four years, leading to Italian firm Centrale del Latte d’Italia (CLI) Group sealing a deal with Alibaba to boost its sales in the country.
China Foods will sell all its wine and non-beverage business to its parent Cofco for HKD5.1bn (US$649m) after years of poor performance and gloomy forecasts for future business.
Officials from Oregon have embarked on trade mission to Japan to drum up support for its food exports – and will also meet industry heavyweight Ajinomoto, which has a frozen food site in the US state.
A global project that is attempting to build most comprehensive map of the human microbiome is looking to boost the number of samples it receives from China.
Nestlé has brought its Australian cereal and snack bar brand, Uncle Tobys, to China through one of the country’s biggest e-commerce platforms, VIP.com.
Work is underway to promote Japan’s quality wagyu beef to athletes and tourists visiting Tokyo for the 2020 summer Olympic Games to boost exports in the long term.
Norwegian officials hope their visit to Beijing last week will have put an end to an impasse over salmon exports, which have hardly registered since a Nobel prize was awarded to a Chinese dissident in 2010.
E-commerce is now the main entry point for dairy imports into China, having achieved a two-thirds share of the entire consumer market for dairy imports in 2016.
Yakult is planning to investigate the effects of probiotic consumption on mental health conditions, following positive results from an initial trial in relation to physical stress.
Japanese supplier Kewpie has seen more than 60 products launched in the country using its hyaluron ingredient Hyabest, with a raft of products touting its beauty or joint pain benefits for the ageing population in the wake of more relaxed regulations.
Rising exports of South Korean instant noodles, dried seaweed and beer to China have bucked dipping food and beverage trends following Seoul’s decision to deploy a US-backed missile defence system.
American customs authorities are reviewing allegations that North Korean workers have been working in Chinese factories in conditions bordering on slavery, and will begin prohibiting imports if necessary.
China’s biggest shrimp supplier is aiming for a near eightfold increase in revenues and a place at the top table of seafood businesses by the end of the decade.
Global palm oil production is expected to grow by 6m tonnes this year, after output was hit hard in 2016 due to the strong effects of the lingering El Niño weather system from the previous year.
Supplement retailer The Vitamin Shoppe has opened a digital platform in China, making the world’s most populated country its fifth new international market.
According to analysts, the Japan supplement market is forecast to hit ¥1,181bn by 2021, rising at around 1% annually...but where could additional growth come from?
China will not implement new food import rules until October 2019, in what will be seen as a victory for European and American exporters concerned over disruption to trade.
China’s convenience food market has rebounded after five years in the doldrums, with over 1,800 manufacturers forecast to generate revenues of RMB390bn (US$59bn) this year.
